Sufism and the Imams of the Salafi Movement

What did Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya think about Sufism? Did they criticize it as something foreign to Islam? Or did they accept it as an essential part of the religion? If you ask a Sufi you may get one answer, and if you ask a Salafi you will likely get another. But we don’t need to ask either of them. Both Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn al-Qayyim, whom Salafis revere, left authentic writings that tell us what they thought about Sufism in their own words. The answer is not only did these Imams approve of Tasawwuf, but they and their students were also practicing Sufis themselves! But don't take our word for it. Read their thoughts for yourself.